"Lin Jue, I think you should understand what we mean. You don't have to be embarrassed. You came to persuade me. I am very grateful. The only wrong thing I did in my life was to treat you like that. Thinking about it afterwards, I am also very
Regret. Once upon a time, I wanted to have a good talk with you and put you back behind the wall, but I gave up again. I made things difficult for you many times after that, but actually...it also had some deep meaning." Fang Dunru looked at Lin.
Jue said slowly.
Lin Jue said softly: "Sir, do you think that... the reform may not have good results, so... you deliberately alienate me, suppress me, and keep me away from you, so as not to... implicate the students."
"Hahaha." Yan Zhengsheng laughed loudly and said loudly: "Brother Dunru, this student of yours is really too smart, too smart. I thought I was the only one who knew what you were thinking, but I didn't expect that he had already
Got it. Brother Dunru, I really envy you for having such a student."
Fang Huanqiu said in shock: "Really? Dad, do you really think so? Did you really want to protect your senior brother by driving him out of the door?"
Fang Dunru smiled bitterly and said: "Lin Jue, you are just too smart. People who are too smart in this world often do not have good results. People say it is rare to be confused, so you still have to pretend to be confused. Hey! Let me tell you the truth.
After Mr. Yan and I came to the capital and we tried our best to implement the reform, we encountered unprecedented criticism. In fact, Mr. Yan and I could see that the emperor's will was not strong, and the reform would cease at some point. Lin
Jue, do you think that Mr. Yan and I are eager for quick success and quick success? It is true that we are indeed in a hurry and want to complete the reform quickly. At least we must set up the framework quickly and then slowly fill it in.
To make up for the errors. Our reason is that the Liao people are threatening us and giving us not enough time. But in fact, they are all excuses. What we are most worried about is not that the Liao people will not give us time, but that...the emperor will not give us time.
It’s our time.”
"If the emperor cannot insist on the reform, then the reform will fail sooner or later. That's why we are anxious to complete everything as soon as possible. We don't want to give up halfway. But Mr. Yan and I are not sure, and we know that we can do this
There will be many problems, but we can't care about it. Dazhou cannot change the law, otherwise it will be on the road of no return. If anything goes wrong because of this, Master Yan and I will accept our fate. But we can't harm you, you are
We cannot implicate you in the hope of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you tell this clearly, you will not leave. So we took advantage of your dissatisfaction with the new laws and regulations and created many conflicts to separate you and me. Do you think I
Aren't you heartbroken? But I have to do this." Fang Dunru's old voice echoed in his ears, and Lin Jue was stunned.
The change in his guess about Fang Dunru actually happened recently. He reviewed all the past interactions between himself and Fang Dunru, and suddenly felt that something was not right with him. Fang Dunru was not a mediocre person, maybe he
He is unreasonable, but he is by no means the kind of person who has no tolerance. He suppressed himself several times, which was extremely excessive, very hurtful, and could even be said to be trying to destroy himself. Even if he disagreed with him on the reform, he would not
As for this, Lin Jue believed that Fang Dunru actually had a subjective intention. This intention was either to hate himself deeply or to have ulterior motives.
How could Fang Dunru hate himself so much? If this is really the case, is it possible that the master-disciple relationship in Songshan Academy, the chatting and laughing, and the love between father and son are all an illusion? Fang Dunru will become an official after he becomes an official.
So strange? After all, he saved Fang Huanqiu's life, so there was no need for him to treat him like this. No matter from which point of view, it made no sense. But he did it anyway, and he did it so ruthlessly and righteously
, even regardless of everyone's opposition. Then there may be another reason for this.
After Lin Jue met Fang Dunru before the morning court that day, Lin Jue had been thinking. With Fang Dunru's style, it was impossible for him to acquiesce in leaving Fang Huanqiu by his side without any expression. This was not his style.
Not only was he not angry, but on the contrary, he was relieved and wanted to take good care of Fang Huanqiu. At that time, Lin Jue was thinking that things were weird.
It wasn't until something unexpected happened that Lin Jue was thinking about the solution and suddenly thought of such a possibility. If Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru had realized from the beginning that the reform was like moths chasing the flame, they would most likely use extreme measures to solve the problem.
This is a way to prevent people around you from being implicated and take such unreasonable behavior.
When chatting with Du Weijian about this, Du Weijian also showed confusion. Du Weijian said that when he decided to resign and return home, the two adults were extremely decisive and did not make much effort to persuade him to stay.
At that time, he was very confused. After Du Weijian returned to his hometown, his teacher, Fang Yuanzhi, a famous scholar on Jingdong East Road, once said something profound to him. He said that Du Weijian should not be jealous.
For Yan Fang and Yan Fang, this incident is not a bad thing, but a good thing. Fang Yuanzhi and Yan Zhengsu are good friends. They once served as officials in the same county and have a close relationship. After Fang Yuanzhi resigned and returned to his hometown to teach, there were still intensive letters between them.
It was only after Du Weijian entered the Ordinance Department that he learned about the relationship between Yan Zhengsu and his teacher. This is why Du Weijian was confused. Even for the sake of his teacher's face, Yan Zhengsu
He should have made some gestures when he resigned. But he didn't.
Lin Jue believed that this was probably an act to protect Du Weijian seriously, so he did such an inhumane behavior.
Lin Jue just made a tentative guess today, but he didn't expect it to be true.
"Lin Jue, I have to tell you a few things to prevent you from getting rid of the misunderstanding about Brother Dunru. The first thing is about the investigation of your second brother Lin Bonian. You may think that we are unkind.
, take action on your Lin family. It has been so long, and I will tell you the truth. When we first investigated the accounts of the Third Division, your second uncle committed more than what we accused. Lin Bonian took advantage of his position to
They acquiesced in allowing profiteers to smuggle salt and iron and other items prohibited by the imperial court to foreign countries, and made a lot of undue profits. Accepting bribes was second to none. The private circulation of salt and iron and other items was strictly prohibited, let alone smuggling them into foreign countries. This alone was enough to make them guilty.
The decision was made. Your Lin family will all be implicated. At that time, my proposal was legal, but brother Dunru asked me to be lenient for your sake. Later, you proposed to pay a fine of silver to protect Lin Bonian, and we agreed.
.You may think that is the solution you came up with, but you don’t know that it is the lightest punishment in terms of crime alone. Brother Dunru often sighed afterwards and said that he did not expect that he would also become a favoritist. This became his
A stain in your life that cannot be washed away. Aren’t all these things he did out of fear that your second uncle’s sin would be revealed and ruin your future? Isn’t it out of the protection of your Lin family?”
Lin Jue was shocked. He never thought that there was such a hidden secret in that case. The bad blood he had with Fang Dunru originated from the second uncle's case. After that incident, the Lin family took Fang Dunru to the next level.
He was scolded bloody, blaming him for being unkind and attacking the Lin family. The Lin family had to mortgage their entire family property and faced the danger of overthrowing. Little did they know that the crime Lin Bonian committed could not be punished by a fine of silver.
Solved. Smuggling of salt, iron and other items prohibited by the imperial court and trading with foreign countries must be executed according to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Lin family will also be implicated. Fang Dunru, such an upright person, turned out to be selfish for his own benefit.
At that time, he must have been full of entanglements and contradictions in his heart. This was definitely a difficult thing for him.
"Sir...you..." Lin Jue was speechless.
"Brother Zhengsu, don't mention it. This is not a glorious thing. I deeply regret this matter. It also caused you to hide this matter with me. Don't mention it, don't mention it." Fang Dunru
said in a deep voice.
Yan Zheng smiled solemnly and said: "If you are not a saint, how can you have faults? No one is perfect, you and I are just ordinary people. Since we are ordinary people, how about having some selfish motives? I don't feel guilty about this."
Fang Dunru smiled bitterly and said, "That's all I can think of."
Yan Zhengsheng looked at Lin Jue through the fence and said: "Besides this matter, there are other things. After you were the top scholar in high school, you were tricked by Wu Chunlai and others into becoming an official in the storyteller's house in Chongzheng Hall. You must not care about Brother Dunru at all.
Don't be annoyed because you have contributed to your future. But you don't know that Brother Dunru deliberately did not let you participate in the reform, and it was also to protect you. Although there is no future in the public housing, there is no trouble. You are Dunru
As a student of Brother Ru, you will inevitably be criticized and oppressed in any yamen you go to. If you are transferred to the Ordinance Department, you will face criticism of nepotism, and you will be at the forefront. That's why Brother Dunru did not go to help you.
What to do? You must be wondering why you were transferred to the Ordinance Department later. That was because the Ordinance Department wanted to expand its influence among young talents, so it gathered the top three in the department into the Ordinance Department.
In order to create momentum and let young talents all over the world know that our Regulations Department is a gathering place for aspiring talents. This will make more people recognize the reform. In this case, you are the number one scholar. If you don’t come to the Regulations
The momentum of the Divisional Council has been greatly weakened. To put it bluntly, you are the face of the Ordinance Department. This is just a means of publicity. But this is only a temporary measure. I and Brother Dunru have never decided to keep you in the Ordinance Department. The effect of publicity is achieved.
Now that the new law has begun to be implemented, your mission has been completed. And we must find a way to get you out of this place of right and wrong."
Lin Jue was dumbfounded. It turned out that he joined the Ordinance Department not because of Fang Dunru's support, but because the Ordinance Department had just been established at that time, and the reform had just begun, and he needed to create momentum. The top three in the new department gathered in the Ordinance Department to work for the reform. This was
The best publicity stunt. In other words, he was actually transferred to the Ordinance Department because of his title of No. 1 Scholar, not because he was a student of Fang Dunru. Otherwise, he would still have to stay in the public housing of Chongzheng Palace.
